ECONOMY

Moving Air Conditioning Jobs To Mexico Becomes Hot Campaign Issue

7:00pm March 14, 2016

Carrier's decision to shift manufacturing from the U.S. wasn't extraordinary, but a viral video of the announcement is having an impact on the presidential race and the debate over free trade.

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Investment Firm Buys Fresh Market Grocer For $1.36 Billion

1:15pm March 14, 2016

by Bill Chappell

Fresh Market currently has more than 13,000 employees and operates 186 stores in 27 states, particularly in the Southeast.

Clinton, Sanders Campaigns Expect Tuesday's Race In Ohio To Be Close

8:04am March 14, 2016

by Scott Detrow

Sanders has been hitting his message opposing free trade deals hard in the major industrial state. The issue gave him traction in a win over Hillary Clinton in Michigan, something he'd like to repeat.

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Fashion Retail Slump: Are Brands Out Of Touch?

8:01am March 13, 2016

A couple of major retail brands have posted some grim numbers. Rachel Martin talks with Washington Post reporter Sarah Halzack about why it's so hard to make mid-priced clothes people will buy.

Artifacts on display at Marietta College.

How Low Oil Prices Are Changing Career Plans At An Ohio College

5:00pm March 12, 2016

by Noah Adams

Students come from all over the world to study petroleum engineering in southern Ohio and Marietta College. In the past nearly every graduate had a good job. Not any more.

An oil drilling rig near Williston, N.D., in 2014. The U.S. has joined Saudi Arabia and Russia as one of the world's top oil producers. But the benefits that many forecasters predicted have not materialized.

The U.S. Is Pumping All This Oil, So Where Are The Benefits?

5:00pm March 12, 2016

by Greg Myre

America has joined Saudi Arabia and Russia as one of the world's leading oil producers. Forecasters predicted this would usher in a golden age. It hasn't worked out that way.

Abandoned homes molder on the east side of Detroit last year.

Millions Of Voters Are Sending A Message: Our Economic Framework Is Rotten

12:22pm March 11, 2016

by Marilyn Geewax

The Washington consensus on economic policy hasn't changed for decades: Economists and most political leaders say growth is tied to trade, immigration and technology. But now many workers disagree.

Economy

What Happens If Reynolds American Changes Owners?

11:01am March 11, 2016

by Sean Bueter

One of the city's signature companies could be picked up by an overseas competitor.

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Tiny Island Nation Kicks Off Trend Of Selling Citizenship

5:18pm March 10, 2016

by Stacey Vanek Smith

Countries are finding big money in an unlikely source — selling citizenship. The Planet Money team goes to the tiny island nation that started the trend to see what happens when passports become an export product like anything else.

Presidential Candidates Back Away From Supporting Free Trade

4:50pm March 10, 2016

by Danielle Kurtzleben

The issue of trade has been an important dividing line within both parties this year. Democratic and Republican candidates are backing away from supporting free trade amid voter concerns and a rising tide of populism.